[ale] Network Cable

[Jim Lynch]

What Stephen is looking for is a 10baseT crossover cable, not a serial one.
If I recall correcly you need to swap 1-2 with 5-6.  You could cut
a cable in half and splice it back together.  I'd verify that my directions
are right though.  It's almost more cost effective to buy a hub these
days with 4 port varieties at or below the $50 level.

Jim.
> 
> Stephen F Nicholas wrote:
> > 
> > Hello all,
> >   I'm wanting to network my wife's pc to my Linux box without using a hub
> > (for now.)  I've got everything except the cable.  I understand that I
> > need a 'crossover' cable (name may be wrong, but some connections are
> > switched on the other end.)  Does anyone in the Atlanta area know where I
> > can buy one??  I've tried some of the major pc houses without luck.
> 
> Are you talking about a serial connection?  I believe that all you do is
> reverse the send/receive lines.  I'm sure someone on the list will have
> a more accurate solution.
> 
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> 
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> 
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>